Certificate Program in European Studies

The certificate program in European studies is designed to give students majoring in diverse fields such as economics, English, finance, fine and performing arts, French, German, history, international relations, Italian, marketing, philosophy, political science, Spanish, and theology the possibility of focusing their major and elective courses in the area of European studies. Serving as preparation for graduate studies or work in the fields of international commerce and foreign affairs, the program provides considerable study of a continental European language of the student’s choice aimed at complementing studies in the major concentration.

Requirements for the program in European studies include a minimum of six courses in French, German, Italian, or Spanish (301 and 302 + four approved advanced courses at the 400-level) successful completion of a proficiency test in the language in the spring semester of the senior year; and a minimum of four approved 300 or 400-level courses dealing with European studies in one or several of the following areas: